Royal Oak Downtown Development Authority Meets Wednesday

Press release from the City of Royal Oak:

April 14, 2020

NOTICE OF DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING

The Royal Oak Downtown Development Authority will hold a meeting at

4:00 p.m. on Wednesday April 15, 2020

On March 10, 2020, Governor Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-04, which declared a state-wide state of emergency due to the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). COVID-19 is a new strain of coronavirus that had not been previously identified in humans, can spread easily from person to person, and can result in serious illness or death. To mitigate the spread of COVID-19, to protect the public health, and provide essential protections to vulnerable Michiganders, it is crucial that all Michiganders take steps to limit in-person contact. The critical mitigation measures include social distancing and limiting the number of people interacting at public gatherings. Therefore, the April 15 Royal Oak Downtown Development Authority Meeting will be held electronically, in compliance with the Open Meetings Act and Executive Order 2020-15, as issued by Governor Whitmer on March 18, 2020.

Members of the public can watch the meeting in any of the following ways:

· On WROK, the city’s municipal access cable channels (Wide Open West Channel 10: and Comcast Channel 17)

· On WROK’s live web stream · https://videoplayer.telvue.com/player/aOt1ijYvW4lQawSCE8Goebgvo0CdBFwN/stream/410

Members of the public may participate in the meeting electronically by providing public comment on any city-related matter, whether on the agenda or not, by leaving a recorded comment at 248-246-3411 between 2:30 and 3:30p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Recorded comments will be played for the retirement board during the public comment portion of the agenda.

Members of the public can also contact members of the downtown development authority board to provide input or ask questions on any business that will come before the downtown development authority at the meeting via e-mail as follows:

· Timt@romi.gov

· Kammers@romi.go

Learn more and see agenda.

This press release was produced by the City of Royal Oak. The views expressed here are the author’s own.